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dabblesome

dabblesome adjective: characterised or marked by dabbling.

Adjective

dabblesome (comparative more dabblesome, superlative most dabblesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by dabbling.
    • In the law's eyes, Dinwiddie was a mere dabblesome amateur.2003, Marly Youmans, The Wolf Pit, page 49

Forms of dabblesome

comparativemore dabblesome
superlativemost dabblesome

Origin of dabblesome

From dabble + -some.

Questions about dabblesome

What does dabblesome mean?
Dabblesome means characterised or marked by dabbling.
What part of speech is dabblesome?
Dabblesome is an adjective.

Words near dabblesome in the dictionary

  1. dabblement
  2. dabblements
  3. dabbler
  4. dabblers
  5. dabbles
  6. dabblesome
  7. dabbling
  8. dabbling duck
  9. dabbling ducks
  10. dabblingly
  11. dabblings

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